Vermont registered 50 total behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, with 38 new additions this week. This activity represents 0% of the national weekly total, signaling that while Vermont has new enrollments, its contribution to the overall national behavioral health workforce growth is a very small fraction.
Credential Mix and ABA Workforce
A key observation from this update is the absence of ABA-specific credentials: there are 0 BCBA credentials and 0 RBT credentials among the new providers. This suggests that the current NPI registry data for Vermont does not reflect an expansion in the state's specialized ABA workforce. Instead, the update primarily shows providers with credentials such as 6 BAs, 2 MAs, and 1 BS, alongside other licensed mental health professionals. This indicates growth in broader behavioral health support roles like Case Manager/Care Coordinator, which accounts for a significant portion of the new enrollments.
Provider Demographics
Of the 46 individual providers, 70% are female, 28% are male, and 2% are nonbinary. This gender distribution is consistent with broader patterns observed in the behavioral health field. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's update, indicating that the growth is primarily driven by individual practitioners and smaller, local entities rather than large multi-state behavioral health chains. Top cities for new enrollments include Barre, Burlington, and Montpelier.
Overall, this data suggests a general expansion in Vermont's broader behavioral health support system, particularly in case management and counseling roles, rather than a direct increase in the specialized ABA workforce in this specific reporting period.
